Comparison

FirstVoices Keyboards vs Flare Messaging

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FirstVoices Keyboards

This Indigenous language keyboard app allows users to type in over 100 languages on their Apple mobile devices. Activate custom keyboards within any application for seamless communication in your mother tongue.

Highlights
  • Supports over 100 Indigenous languages
  • Custom keyboards for any app
  • Enables communication in mother tongue
  • Works with email, social media, and word processing
  • Available for iPhone and iPad
Features
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The latest ground-breaking FirstVoices innovation from the First Peoples' Cultural Council is an Indigenous language keyboard app for Apple mobile devices. The FirstVoices Keyboard App contains keyboard software for over 100 languages, and includes every First Nations language in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, plus many languages in the USA. When the FirstVoices Keyboard app is installed on an iPhone or iPad, any one of the 100+ custom keyboards can be activated in any application on the device. Users are able to select their keyboard(s) of choice within their email, social media, word processing or other apps, enabling unlimited communication in their mother language. Interested in learning more about FirstVoices and our other Indigenous language apps? Please email First Peoples' Cultural Council: info@firstvoices.com.

About

Flare Messaging

Transform your phone into a satellite texting device with this app and compatible hardware. It enables communication anywhere on Earth via the Iridium Satellite system, seamlessly switching to cellular when available. Choose from flexible monthly plans for your texting needs.

Highlights
  • Satellite texting
  • Global coverage
  • Seamless cellular switching
  • Flexible monthly plans
  • Bluetooth integration
Features
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Team up the Solara Flare app with the Solara Flare Bluetooth power pack and satellite module and supercharge your cell phone to work anywhere! The Solara Flare will automatically turn your cell phone into a texting satellite phone. Subscription required. See http://flare.solaradata.com for full details. Works everywhere: uses the Iridium Satellite system, that covers the entire earth! Simple: Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your phone. Press the button 5 seconds on the Flare to turn it on and open the app. Start texting! Seamless: when you are out of cellular coverage, the Flare app sends and receives your texts by satellite. When you are back in cellular coverage, the Flare app uses the cellular system. Flexible: Four plans to choose from, from casual to heavy-duty use. Switch plans month to month as you like.

Screenshots

FirstVoices Keyboards4 screens
Flare Messaging3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flare Messaging at 100% against FirstVoices Keyboards's 48%. Flare Messaging also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). FirstVoices Keyboards's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FirstVoices Keyboards versus Flare Messaging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstVoices KeyboardsFlare Messaging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst Peoples' Heritage Language and Culture CouncilSolara Remote Data Delivery Incorporated

Customer experience

FirstVoices Keyboards

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral19.4%
Negative32.3%

Flare Messaging

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FirstVoices Keyboards

No in-app purchases

None

Flare Messaging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FirstVoices Keyboards free?
FirstVoices Keyboards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flare Messaging free?
Flare Messaging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FirstVoices Keyboards or Flare Messaging have ads?
Neither FirstVoices Keyboards nor Flare Messaging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FirstVoices Keyboards or Flare Messaging?
FirstVoices Keyboards ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flare Messaging every 3 weeks. Most recently, FirstVoices Keyboards was updated on November 2, 2026 and Flare Messaging on November 3, 2026.

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